teens | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/teens/RSS feed for teensenThu, 16 Jul 2026 16:05:52 +0000Smartphones Might Be Playing a Role in the United States' Declining Birth Rate, New Research Suggestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/smartphones-might-be-playing-a-role-in-the-united-states-declining-birth-rate-new-research-suggests-180989129/Some economists suspect that the technology's widespread adoption has reduced in-person interactions and increased access to pornography and information on birth control, leading to less unprotected sexThu, 16 Jul 2026 16:05:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/smartphones-might-be-playing-a-role-in-the-united-states-declining-birth-rate-new-research-suggests-180989129/Every Generation of Teenagers Redefines Pop Culture Through Its Favorite Music, Fads, Movies and Trendshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/every-generation-teenagers-redefines-pop-culture-through-favorite-music-fads-movies-trends-180988821/When new government policies allowed kids more time to grown up, the teenager was born. And every decade or so, they’ve changed the ways they entertain themselves … and everyone elseWed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/every-generation-teenagers-redefines-pop-culture-through-favorite-music-fads-movies-trends-180988821/These Italian Teenagers Stayed Overnight at Their School. They Found Ancient Roman Ruins Hidden in the Basementhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-italian-teenagers-stayed-overnight-at-their-school-they-found-ancient-roman-ruins-hidden-in-the-basement-180988917/Students at a high school in Rome stumbled upon a well-preserved villa that dates to the mid-second century C.E. Eventually, archaeologists hope to open the sprawling space to the publicMon, 08 Jun 2026 20:01:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-italian-teenagers-stayed-overnight-at-their-school-they-found-ancient-roman-ruins-hidden-in-the-basement-180988917/The Term '67' Is 'Impossible to Define.' It Just Became Dictionary.com's Word of the Year for 2025https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-term-67-is-impossible-to-define-it-just-became-dictionary-coms-word-of-the-year-for-2025-180987650/The dictionary says the viral word, which has become particularly popular among members of Gen Alpha, is "meaningless, ubiquitous and nonsensical"Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:42:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-term-67-is-impossible-to-define-it-just-became-dictionary-coms-word-of-the-year-for-2025-180987650/High School Student Discovers 1.5 Million Potential New Astronomical Objects by Developing an A.I. Algorithmhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/high-school-student-discovers-1-5-million-potential-new-astronomical-objects-by-developing-an-ai-algorithm-180986429/The 18-year-old won $250,000 for training a machine learning model to analyze understudied data from NASA's retired NEOWISE telescopeTue, 15 Apr 2025 21:19:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/high-school-student-discovers-1-5-million-potential-new-astronomical-objects-by-developing-an-ai-algorithm-180986429/The Long, Strange History of Nitrous Oxide, a Popular Drug Users Have Been Inhaling for Hundreds of Yearshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-long-strange-history-of-nitrous-oxide-a-popular-drug-users-have-been-inhaling-for-hundreds-of-years-180986293/Galaxy Gas has brought the drug back into the spotlight, and scientists are raising alarms about its health risksTue, 08 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-long-strange-history-of-nitrous-oxide-a-popular-drug-users-have-been-inhaling-for-hundreds-of-years-180986293/Why Were These Teenagers Chosen as Human Sacrifices at an Ancient Mesopotamian Cemetery?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-were-these-teenagers-chosen-as-human-sacrifices-at-an-ancient-mesopotamian-cemetery-180986363/Researchers previously assumed that some of the graves at the site were royal burials. A new study presents a different theory, which challenges existing ideas about early class structuresThu, 03 Apr 2025 19:58:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-were-these-teenagers-chosen-as-human-sacrifices-at-an-ancient-mesopotamian-cemetery-180986363/See 15 Captivating Images From the British Wildlife Photography Awards, From a Majestic Shark to Hungry Pigeonshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-15-captivating-images-from-the-british-wildlife-photography-awards-from-a-majestic-shark-to-hungry-pigeons-180986298/The winning photographs highlight the diversity of animal and plant life in Britain as well as the often hidden behaviors of wild creaturesTue, 25 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-15-captivating-images-from-the-british-wildlife-photography-awards-from-a-majestic-shark-to-hungry-pigeons-180986298/Two High Schoolers Found an 'Impossible' Proof for a 2,000-Year-Old Math Rule—Then, They Discovered Nine Morehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-high-schoolers-found-an-impossible-proof-for-a-2000-year-old-math-rule-then-they-discovered-nine-more-180985357/Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson of Louisiana published a new study proving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, a feat mathematicians long thought could not be doneWed, 30 Oct 2024 15:13:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-high-schoolers-found-an-impossible-proof-for-a-2000-year-old-math-rule-then-they-discovered-nine-more-180985357/Surgeon General Calls for Placing Warning Labels on Social Media Platformshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/surgeon-general-calls-for-placing-warning-labels-on-social-media-platforms-180984567/Vivek H. Murthy views social media as a contributor the mental health crisis in young people, and he suggests tobacco-style warnings on the appsTue, 18 Jun 2024 19:51:48 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/surgeon-general-calls-for-placing-warning-labels-on-social-media-platforms-180984567/